ONE PIECE Episode 45 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Bounty! Straw Hat Luffy Becomes Known to the World!

Nami complains about newspaper prices and says she will earn money for herself now that the money to buy back her village from Arlong is no longer needed. The Marine reviews the crew's defeat of Morgan, Buggy, Krieg and Arlong and sets an initial bounty of thirty million berries, and Luffy's crew celebrates the notice while Zoro warns it will draw stronger hunters. Fullbody, demoted after his defeat at the Baratie, attacks the Going Merry at sea to capture Luffy and regain his rank, but the attack is repelled and he flees on seeing Sanji again. Mihawk visits Shanks, declines a duel, and celebrates Luffy's rise, and the village celebrates Luffy becoming wanted despite the chief's objections. The crew nears the Grand Line via Reverse Mountain, and Nami introduces Loguetown as the birthplace and execution site of Gold Roger, which the crew eagerly agrees to visit.

• Fullbody's failed attack on the Going Merry

  Demoted after his fight at the Baratie, Fullbody attacks the Going Merry at sea to capture Luffy and regain his rank, but his assault is repelled and he flees in panic on seeing Sanji again.

• Mihawk and Shanks reunion

  Mihawk arrives seeking the pirate leaders, declines a duel now that Shanks has lost his arm, and joins Shanks in celebrating Luffy's rise.

• Route to Loguetown

  The crew nears the Grand Line via Reverse Mountain and agrees to visit Loguetown, the birthplace and execution site of Gold Roger.

Recent Timeline

• Arlong Park collapses (Episode 43)

  Luffy and Arlong fight on the top floor of Arlong Park until the impact brings the building down. The villagers recognize the victory and celebrate Arlong's fall.

• Nezumi surrenders to the villagers (Episode 43)

  Nezumi, captain of the Navy's sixteenth branch, interrupts the celebration to claim the victory and Arlong Park's wealth. Struck by Nami and others, he surrenders. He agrees to deal with the fish-men, help rebuild Gosa, leave the remaining wealth for the island, and return Nami's money.

• Nami leaves Cocoyasi Village (Episode 44)

  Nami departs the island with her crew after the villagers are freed from Arlong. She leaves all one hundred million berries behind with a letter. Luffy orders the sails raised despite the villagers wanting a proper farewell.

• Thirty-million-berry bounty set and Fullbody's assault collapses (Episode 45)

  Marine officers review the crew's defeat of Morgan and the pirate forces and judge the unusually high initial bounty of thirty million berries justified. They argue the threat should be eliminated before it grows, and the notice bears Usopp's face.

  Fullbody orders the guns aimed at the crew, but after the cannon cracks and explodes, his close-combat assault quickly collapses. He flees in terror on recognizing the waiter again.

• Mihawk declines duel with Shanks and Reverse Mountain entry chosen (Episode 45)

  Mihawk comes seeking the pirate crew's leaders. With Shanks having lost his left arm, he declines to settle their rivalry and instead notes that an interesting pirate reminds him of Shanks's story about a boy from a small village.

  The route discussion establishes Reverse Mountain as the apparent only entrance for ships. The crew decides to enter head-on because it sounds exciting, rather than wait for an explanation of the danger.

Character Graph

Ripper (new base commander)

Marine

Marine who succeeded Morgan as the new base commander.

• Role in town

  Took over the base after Morgan and confronts Luffy, then orders Luffy and Zoro to leave town while agreeing to accept Koby into the Marines.

• Luffy (Other, Mixed)

  Confronts Luffy over his pirate status and orders him out of town, while promising not to report him to headquarters as a gesture of gratitude.

Shanks

Red Hair Pirates

Pirate captain of the Red Hair Pirates who lived in Luffy's home village; lost his left arm rescuing Luffy from Higuma; entrusted his straw hat to Luffy before setting sail for the Grand Line.

• Luffy (Friend, Affinity)

  Befriended Luffy in childhood and is Luffy's idol; gave Luffy his straw hat to protect.

Buggy

Buggy Pirates

Captain of the Buggy Pirates; a fearsome pirate with his own Devil Fruit ability; his territory is where Luffy lands after being dropped by the bird.

Former fellow apprentice of Shanks in the same pirate crew; plotted to steal a Devil Fruit and treasure map before being caught.

• Power

  Can separate his body parts and is immune to being cut apart, due to the Bara Bara Fruit.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Zoro and stabbed him; claimed Zoro's wound decided the fight.

• Nami (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Accepted Nami into his crew as a supposed defector; ordered her to fire a Buggy Ball at Luffy as proof of loyalty.

• Shanks (Other, Colleague, Mixed)

  Holds a very strong grudge against Shanks and curses his name.

  Fellow apprentice in the same pirate crew; Shanks caught Buggy just as he was leaving with the fruit, causing him to accidentally eat it.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Fights Luffy and pierces his straw hat with knives, enraging him.

  Luffy struck Buggy down during the attempt to seize his treasure and later blasted him out of town.

Usopp

Village youth who invents tall tales and leads a small group of followers; wants to become a pirate.

Village liar who joins the crew as a new permanent member after his backstory is revealed.

• Tall tales

  Invents an alarm, claims to command eighty million followers, and tells extravagant stories to entertain Kaya.

• Reputation as a liar

  His repeated lies make the villagers refuse to believe his pirate warning.

• Retraction and resolve

  He claims the pirate threat was invented, then decides to intercept the pirates at the coast himself.

• Childhood and father's departure

  His father Yasopp left to become a pirate with Shanks, leaving Usopp and his wife behind. His mother later died of illness, and Usopp became the village liar hoping his father would return.

• Luffy (Colleague, Affinity)

  Invited to join the crew as a new permanent member.

Sanji

Baratie · Baratie cook · cook

Sous chef of the Baratie; kicks Fullbody after Fullbody wastes the food he made.

A cook at the Baratie who owes his life to Zeff and refuses to surrender the restaurant even at the cost of his life.

• Crew invitation

  Luffy asked him to become the cook aboard his pirate ship; Sanji refused while staying at the restaurant.

• Infatuation with Nami

  Became infatuated with Nami and declared himself willing to become a pirate for her.

• Debt to Zeff

  Insists he can only repay his debt to Zeff by risking death to protect the restaurant Zeff treasured.

• Kindness to Gin

  Fed Gin for free and urged him to survive rather than die for pride, which moved Gin to spare him.

• Fullbody (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with Fullbody after Fullbody places a fly in his soup, then beats him with his legs.

• Luffy (Colleague, Hostility)

  Luffy invited him to be the cook of his pirate ship; he refused at first but was later told to join Luffy's group.

  Sanji was angered when Luffy announced he would sink the ship and argued with him over the debt and the restaurant.

• Nami (Other, Affinity)

  Infatuated with Nami and willing to become a pirate for her.

Bell-mère

Marine (former)

Adoptive mother of Nami and Nojiko, who farmed mikan in the outskirts of Cocoyasi Village to survive; she formerly travelled overseas as a Marine.

• Adoption

  Met Nojiko and infant Nami overseas, then took them back to Cocoyasi Village to raise them as her own children.

• Nami (Family, Guardian, Affinity)

  Adoptive mother who went without food so she could feed Nami, and who regretted their quarrel and prepared Nami's favorite meal.

• Nojiko (Family, Guardian, Affinity)

  Adoptive mother who raised Nojiko alongside Nami on a low income.

Luffy

Would-be pirate who set sail to begin a pirating career; cast adrift at sea in a barrel after his dinghy was destroyed by a whirlpool. Aims for the Grand Line to search for the One Piece, and first sets out to recruit Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro into his crew.

Pirate who confronts Arlong, introduces himself as a pirate, and demands that Arlong stop making his navigator cry.

• Origin at sea

  Dinghy destroyed by a whirlpool, left trapped in a barrel

• Response to Nami's plea

  Readily agreed to help after Nami broke down and asked, then called for the others to go.

• Roronoa Zoro (Colleague, Affinity)

  Rescued by Zoro in the fight against Buggy's men; Luffy told him to run.

• Nami (Other, Colleague, Affinity)

  Offered help, which she first refused, and later accepted when she asked for it.

  Luffy calls Nami his navigator and confronts Arlong on her behalf.

• Arlong (Other, Hostility)

  Luffy names Arlong as his real target and stands against him.

Roronoa Zoro

Straw Hat Pirates

Pirate-hunter swordsman whom Luffy first finds crucified at the Marine base in Shells Town and sets out to recruit.

Pirate who offers to fight Hatchan so the others can continue, and declares that the pirates intend to crush the fish-men.

• Crucified at base

  Held on a cross at the Marine base and refuses to be fed by others; he eats the dirt-stained rice Rika brought.

• Childhood training

  Was a dojoyaburi who challenged local dojos; after defeat by Kuina he joined her father's dojo and trained harder than peers.

• Vow to Kuina

  After Kuina's fatal fall, decided to become the world's greatest swordsman; received Kuina's katana Wado Ichimonji from her father and trained eight more years before becoming a pirate hunter.

• Pursuit of the hawk-eyed man

  Revealed that the attacker on the Grand Line is the man he went to sea to find, and became more determined to head there.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Buggy, who wanted to kill him to enhance his reputation; stabbed during the clash.

Arlong

Arlong Pirates · fish-man

The most notorious pirate in East Blue, a fish-man originating from the Grand Line, who claims fish-men are far superior to humans.

A fish-man who claims his heritage makes him superior to humans and holds Nami captive to chart the sea.

• Base and claims

  Operates from Arlong Park; bribes a corrupt Marine officer; asserts fish-men surpass humans in strength and underwater breathing.

• Broken promise

  Refused to return the village unless Nami presented the full sum, and threatened to kill everyone if she fled.

• Supremacist stance

  Declares fish-men superior to humans, boasting he can kill humans without touching them and citing his strength as proof.

• Claimed superiority

  Declares that fish-men are fundamentally superior to Luffy and other humans.

• Nami (Hierarchy, Pact, Hostility)

  Commands Nami as his officer and cartographer.

  Forced Nami to draw sea charts over eight years and insists her talent should serve the fish-men, calling her their comrade.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Interrogates Zoro after capturing him.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Arlong calls Luffy his target after Luffy names him as the real target of the fight and threatens to kill him.

Genzo

Cocoyasi Village · Village

Genzo is a villager of Cocoyasi Village who was nearly executed by Arlong for possessing a weapon and was treated for his wounds afterward.

Villager who acted as a father figure to Bellemere's daughters, Nami and Nojiko, after Bellemere's death.

• Near execution

  Arlong decides to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon, which he treats as rebellion; Usopp interferes.

• Rescue of Luffy

  Refuses other villagers' help to avoid drawing the fish-men into the fight and works to free Luffy from the trapping stone.

• Guardian of Nami's freedom

  Accepted Nami's decision to become a pirate, threatened Luffy to keep her smile safe, and resolved that the survivors should live wholeheartedly.

• Arlong (Other, Hostility)

  Arlong tried to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon.

• Nojiko (Colleague, Affinity)

  Agrees to let her join the rescue; they work together to free Luffy.

• Nami (Guardian, Affinity)

  Adoptive father figure who encouraged her to live as she wished, and who gave her a pinwheel to make her smile as a child.

• Luffy (Guardian, Mixed)

  Warned him that his crew must never take away Nami's smile; Luffy accepted the warning.

Nami

Straw Hat Pirates · Arlong Pirates · Arlong Pirates (surveyor) · navigator

A thief who targets pirates and steals sea charts; infiltrates Buggy's crew under a false pretext while secretly aiming to recover the chart and steal his treasure.

Bellemere's daughter who left the island to pursue her dream of charting the world's seas as a pirate.

• Ambition

  Aims to earn one hundred million berries for reasons she keeps secret.

• Motive

  Works for Arlong to earn 100 million berries for the village's freedom, and vows to earn it alone.

• Forced chart-making

  Was made by Arlong to produce sea charts over eight years, which he called his treasure.

• Departure from the island

  Left Cocoyasi with her companions and drew her own charts, after the villagers gained freedom.

• Luffy (Colleague, Affinity)

  Met Luffy after he defeated armed men; proposed a partnership, then declined his invitation to join his crew upon learning he was a pirate.

  Recruited as a crewmate by Luffy, who vowed to destroy Arlong and accepted her into the crew.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Other, Hostility)

  Infiltrated Buggy's crew by claiming to have quarreled with her boss; privately plans to steal from him.

  Nami was attempting to leave with Buggy's treasure when he spotted her, and she restrained him with rope.

• Arlong (Hierarchy, Pact, Other, Hostility)

  Serves under Arlong as his officer and cartographer.

  Arlong forced her to produce sea charts and claims she is a comrade of the fish-men.

• Nojiko (Family, Affinity)

  Nojiko is her adopted sister.

  Older sister; shares a tattoo-marked past and a close bond as Bellemere's daughters.

• Usopp (Other, Hostility)

  Threatened to eliminate Usopp because his companions could ruin her work, and Usopp accused her of deceiving Luffy.

• Bell-mère (Family, Guardian, Mixed)

  Adoptive mother with whom Nami quarrelled before running away from home; Bell-mère later prepared her favorite meal to make up for it.

• Genzo (Guardian, Affinity)

  Adoptive father figure who accepted her pirate path and encouraged her to live freely.

Nojiko

Cocoyasi Village · Village

A human resident who rescues Usopp by diverting an Arlong Pirate away.

Bellemere's daughter who stayed on Cocoyasi Village after the liberation.

• Rescue of Usopp

  Intervenes when a revealed Arlong Pirate attempts to capture Usopp, diverting the pirate away.

• Accusation against Arlong

  Asserted that Arlong allied with the Marines and deceived Nami for eight years.

• Rescue mission

  Insists on joining Genzo's rescue of Luffy and later tries to help him expel water.

• Village life

  Pointed out Luffy as the one who defeated Arlong, and bid her sister farewell at departure.

• Nami (Family, Affinity)

  Nami is her adopted sister.

  Older sister who stayed behind while Nami left to pursue her dream; they share a close bond.

• Bell-mère (Family, Guardian, Affinity)

  Adoptive mother who raised her and Nami on a low income.

• Genzo (Colleague, Guardian, Affinity)

  Accompanies Genzo on the rescue; Genzo agrees to her joining.

  Guardian figure who raised her alongside Nami after Bellemere's death.

Dracule Mihawk

World's greatest swordsman, rumoured; attacked the Krieg Pirates for his own amusement and destroyed their flagship.

Swordsman who arrived seeking the leaders of a pirate crew and was brought to Shanks.

• Duel with Zoro

  Defeated Zoro in a duel, wounding him with his blade, then spared him and told him to grow stronger to surpass him.

• Rivalry with Shanks

  Declined to settle his rivalry with Shanks now that Shanks had lost his left arm, instead recalling Shanks's story about a boy from a small village.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Mixed)

  Duel opponent who spared Zoro's life and urged him to become stronger; Zoro vowed to defeat him.

• Shanks (Other, Mixed)

  Rivalry; Mihawk declined a duel because Shanks had lost his left arm.

Fullbody

Marine · Baratie customer

Marine lieutenant who enters the Baratie for a date and orders his men to destroy the crew's ship; attacked by Sanji after he places a fly in his soup.

Former Marine headquarters captain, now commanding a remote, inferior unit after a disgrace he blames on a waiter; sees capturing Luffy as a way to regain his former rank.

• Vow

  Decided he wanted nothing more to do with the restaurant and vowed never to return.

• Motive

  Wants to capture Luffy to regain his former rank after the disgrace at headquarters.

• Sanji (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with Sanji after placing a fly in his soup; Sanji beats him for wasting the food.

  Confronted by Sanji for wasting soup and insulting the cook; the feud escalated.

World Memo

• Loguetown as town of beginnings and endings

  Loguetown is described as the birthplace and execution site of Gold Roger, giving it a reputation as the town of beginnings and endings.

Battle Record

Fullbody ordered his Marines to fire on the crew after recognizing Luffy, then ordered a close-combat assault; the cannon cracked and exploded during the second volley, and the assault collapsed.

Zoro's victory over Hatchan

Duel concluded · Episode 39

Location: Arlong's stronghold

Trigger: Zoro's fight with Hatchan

Zoro against Hatchan

• Zoro's side — fighter: Zoro
• Hatchan's side — fighter: Hatchan

Outcome: Zoro declared his side the winner.

Aftermath

• Hatchan cried out
• Zoro's wounds were reopened

Arlong Park final clash

Luffy vs Arlong on the top floor · Episodes 31–43

Location: Arlong Park, top floor

Trigger: Luffy confronts Arlong over Nami being forced to draw sea charts for him

Straw Hat Pirates vs Arlong Pirates

• Straw Hat Pirates — attacker: Luffy
• Arlong Pirates — defender: Arlong

Outcome: Arlong Park collapsed during the exchange of attacks and the villagers celebrated the victory

Aftermath

• The villagers were urged to spread the news of Arlong Park's destruction across the island

Fullbody's attack on Luffy's crew

Marine assault at sea · Episode 45

Location: sea near the sea restaurant

Trigger: Fullbody, seeking to regain his former rank, targeted Luffy after a new wanted notice

Marines vs Straw Hat crew

• Marines — commander: Fullbody / soldiers: Fullbody's men
• Straw Hat crew — crew: Luffy, Zoro, Usopp

Outcome: Fullbody's assault collapsed; the cannon exploded after cracking

Aftermath

• Fullbody reacted in terror on recognizing the waiter again

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• RUN! RUN! RUN! (ED)